OMG!! If this story proves accurate, it will be way too funny!
La Figa at Fire Dog Lake has a story to the effect that GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry formerly owned stock in a company called Movie Gallery, a video rental company that was boycotted by American Family Association. Why the boycott? Because Movie Gallery was the largest distributor of pornography in America and the only major retail chain to sell pornography in its flagship stores. As reported, Movie Gallery carried a number of videos that were enough to make Don Wildmon have an aneurysm (assuming, of course, he wasn't actually secretly longing to view the videos himself). Here are some story highlights:
Governor Rick Perry’s presidential campaign office did not respond to repeated requests regarding his ownership of stock in Movie Gallery, a video rental company that was boycotted by American Family Association for the pornographic and violent films it sold and rented. Some of the titles included Teens with Tits Vol. 1, Teen Power Vol. 4, Teens Never Say No, Big Tit Brotha Lovers 6, Bisexual Barebacking Vol. 1 which from its title and cover appears to advocate gay and straight naked fornication and sodomy.
American Family Association, Perry’s partner in the recent Jesuspalooza fundamentalist rally in Houston, The Response, crusaded for years against Movie Gallery, urging boycotts beginning in 2000 and rejoicing in the chain’s closure.
When questioned about their awareness of Perry’s stock in Movie Gallery, one AFA press person gasped, "Why, I had no idea!" Randy Sharp, AFA’s point person for the Movie Gallery boycott did not return our call by press time.
Rick Perry’s financial records–before he put all his publicly traded stock in a blind trust (established in 1996), making them unavailable to public scrutiny–show he invested between $5,000 to $10,000 in Movie Gallery, according to a 2006 article on Texas blog Burnt Orange, which cites Perry’s personal financial statement for 1995, the last year available.
Until it went out of business in 2010, Movie Gallery , the nation’s second largest video chain, was the largest distributor of pornography in America and the only major retail chain to sell pornography in its flagship stores. The margin of profit on porn allowed the chain to undercut rental prices on mainstream videos, forcing mom-and-pops out of business.
In 2003, Movie Gallery faced a $75 million federal lawsuit from an employee claiming racial discrimination. The suit also claimed Movie Gallery illegally distributed pornography across state lines. Additionally two suits were filed on behalf of smaller competing video stores, which allege that Movie Gallery’s profits from the illegal distribution of porn across state lines allow it to low ball the prices of non-porn movies.
Needless to say, I love it!! Talk about an embarrassment to AFA.
OMG!! If this story proves accurate, it will be way too funny! La Figa at Fire Dog Lake has a story to the effect that GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry formerly owned stock in a company called Movie Gallery, a video rental company that was boycotted by American Family Association. Why the boycott? Because Movie Gallery was the largest distributor of pornography in America and the only major retail chain to sell pornography in its flagship stores. As reported, Movie Gallery carried a number of videos that were enough to make Don Wildmon have an aneurysm (assuming, of course, he wasn't actually secretly longing to view the videos himself). Here are some story highlights:
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